Fixture support



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FREDERIGK E. VJ'OOLEY, OF CENTRAL VALLEY, NEXV YORK.

FEXT'UBJE SUFPOR-T;

Application filed January 20, 1822. Serial 170. 530,621.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FREDERICK E. VVooLnY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Central Valley, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved. Fixture Support, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to electric devices and particularly toelectric fixture supports and the like and has for an obj ect to provide a construction wherein electric devices may be readily supported by a strong construction capable of easy application or removal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting fixture for electric devices which will not only support a lamp, dome or other device but will support a canopy as well. 1

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a support formed as two yoke members adjustably connected together by clamping screws and constructed so that one may screw on to a stationary or fixed support while the other is provided with a screw socket for receiving a fixture.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through a fixture support embodying the invention, the same being shown in connection with a fixture and part of a ceiling.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Fig ure 1 on line 22.

Figure 3 is a side view of a slightly modified arrangement-to that shown in Figure 1 wherein a different form of fixture is carried by the support.

Figure 1- is a side view with certain parts broken away of an arrangement whereby a cord may be supported.

Figure 5 is a further modified view of a support arranged on a vertical wall and acting to support a different form of fixture to that illustrated in Figures 1 to 4.

In electric fixtures, not only must tubes or something else be provided for carrying the electric wires but some form of support must be provided for supporting the weight of the fixture whereby it will not be carried by the electric cord. Heretofore, various means have been provided which oftentimes depended upon the strength of the canopy used to cover the electric connection.

in the present invention, an improved structure has been provided wherein the weight is carried independent of the canopy and in fact, the canopy itself is carried by the support. I

In the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates a ceiling through which a pipe 2 projects, said. pipe accommodating an electric wire 3, which wire is connected at 4 to the electric wire, 5 which latter wire supplies the lamp 6 with current. The lamp 6 is sup ported by a chain 7 which chain is connected with the eye 8, said eye beingpreferbly formed integral with an externally threaded plug 9, which plug is screwed into the support 10. It will benoted from Figure 1 that the support 10 is in theform of a yoke and the ends 11 are provided with apertures for receiving the screws12. The ends 11 are also counter-sunk at 13 whereby the bent down portion 1 1 of the canopy 15 may fit therein and be clamped in place by the head of the respective screws 12. The screws 12 extend through the ends 16 of the upper support 17 which is identical in shape with the support 10 except that the apertures for receiving the screws 12 are not countersunk. By this construction and arrangement, the canopy 15 is supported by the screws 12 which in'turn are supported by the support 17 which support directly supports the plug 9 and in fact the entire fixture. The supports 10 and 17 are formed in the shape of yokes in order to always provide a space therebetween even though the ends 11 and 16 are brought together, said space being provided to always accommodate the connection 41 or part of the wires 3 and 5.

When connecting the parts together as shown in Figure 1, the screws 12 are turned or screwed up until the canopy 15 is pressing tightly against the ceiling 1. When this has been done, the parts are in their proper position.

One form of fixture is shown in Figure 1 but a large number of other fixtures could be connected to the supports 10 and 17. in Figure 3 a special constructed fixture 18 is provided, said fixture having a threaded 10llO'W plug 19 which is screwed directly into the support 10. In Figure at, an electric wire or core 5 extends downwardly to u d -ired distance and is held out of contact with the canopy 15 by a suitable button 20, said button being preferably formed of insulation.

In Figure 5, will be seen a further modified form of the invention or rather another use, wherein a horizontal tube 21 is screwed directly into the support 10. It will be noted that in each instance the fixtures are connected directly with the support 10 while the'canopy is also supported by said sup port.

In the drawing, the member 2 has been shown as a pipe but it will be understood This will cause the fitting to hang at a true right angleto the ceiling line or to a ver tlcal wall where the device 1S used as shown 1n Figure 5. This true right angle position will be taken irrespective of the supporting stud indicated as 2 in Figure 1, there being sufficient play in the clearance holes in the arms 11 of support 10 tovpermit the screws to enter the upper yoke or support 17 at a considerable angle.

What I claim is 1; A fixture support comprising a yoke member adapted to be secured to a. fixture, a second yoke member having a threaded opening adapted, to be screwed onto a fixed support, a plurality of screws for adjustably connecting said yoke members together, and a canopy enclosing said yoke memhere, said canopy being held inplace by said screws connecting the said members.

2. In combination, a pair of substantially U-shaped members, each having a central threaded opening, one of said members being secured to the end of a'conduit, and the other adjustably supported at spaced relation on the first-i'nentioned member, a canopy having a central opening in line with the threaded openings of said U-shaped member enclosing both of said members, a

lamp supporting member passing through said central opening in the canopy and screwed to the central opening of said other U-sha'ped member; together with screws for holding thecanopy and said other U-shaped member on the first mentioned U-shaped member.

FREDERICK 'E. IVOOLEY. 

